Month: September 2018

Photograph by Stuart Isett/Fortune Most Powerful Women Tech and STEM fields are historically male-dominated, but women have been involved from the beginning. From Victorian computer visionary Ada Lovelace to Facebook’s COO Sheryl Sandberg, women in technology show girls that their contributions…

Source: Pexels It’s pretty darn inspiring when we lift each other up. One person who does so is Amanda Bishop, who posted about her efforts to help other girls learn to code, the resistance she received, and her personal journey….

This week, we had the pleasure of catching up with Materials Engineer Phylis Makurunje whose focus is on materials fit for hypersonic flight. Phylis also sits on the President’s Council of Student Advisors of the American Ceramic Society, and serves…

Me with part of the Tech Hub Women’s Group, Gaza. Photo credit: Mohammed Farra From Gaza to Greenwich, We Can All Recognise the Challenges Tech Women Face Here are some universal solutions I recently spent a few weeks in Gaza and West…

At 24 years old, I decided to label myself as an ‘Empowered Woman’. People asked me what this meant, and I echoed stereotypical sentiments about being strong and self-focused. One day, I was having a coffee with a friend who…

As developers, we strive to build new and exciting technologies quickly. Third Party Application programming interface (API) integration allows us to integrate existing technologies rather than spend valuable time redeveloping the wheel. A focus on developing a core product is the…

5 Ally Actions | Sept 21, 2018 Photo credit: BigStock.com Each week, we share five simple actions to create a more inclusive workplace and become a better ally. 1. Push back when you hear about boys-only perks This week, Spotify was sued…

Because apparently, it’s not me. Take a second to just write down the first three words you think of when you respond to that question. My answer was nerdy, smart, and has poor fashion sense. Which, to be fair, when I…

Christina Morillo Web development. It’s not only a growing industry and one of the most popular jobs at the moment, but it’s also one of the highest paying jobs. The competition is skyrocketing and you can’t get a position without…

As an industry expert in Influencer and Social Media Marketing, I get asked about personal branding a lot. Is there a formula, some kind of repeatable script, a surefire way to narrow in on your brand messaging and positioning? Those are…

https://medium.com/media/1c273999b3b1ba6b07b828022ca8bd22/href Hello to everyone, I recently met the Codey Rocky of the new STEAM kit from Makeblock and found the opportunity to review it. I love it. I’m sure you’ll love it because I can say that there is no…

I Have Skills (Right?) “five person bumping fists together” by rawpixel on Unsplash “Let’s go Sky!!!! You got it girl… break !” This is exactly what happens in my mind. I imagine a team huddled fist bump encouraging me for the task at hand….

Photo Credit Dear PSM, I want to thank you. I know that the media doesn’t have a lot of love for you right now, mostly because they don’t realise how many of you are fighting the norm quietly. It’s a pendulum…

A group of independent security researchers, and computer science researchers who believe that their field needs more diversity have gathered up to create Independent Fund for Women in Tech. They had witnessed how women around the world are challenged by numerous…

Many IT projects these days have adopted Scrum for their software development life cycle. It has proven to be successful because Scrum believes in its core values — focus, commitment, courage, respect, and openness. Scrum values ( Source: www.guntherverheyen.com ) One of…

Volunteer Hands — Pixabay My journey started in my junior year of university. I attended a portfolio review where Maria Guidice asked whether or not I had any online examples of my work since I was interested in web design. I sheepishly…